I have a cavity of 4cm by 2cm in my right lung, I am 33 years old. I was just discharged after being on antibiotics for 3 days IV, they think it may be an abscess. I have to wait 4 weeks before i can get in and see the respiratory specialist. He wants to see if being on heavy doses of antibiotics will clear it, if not i need further testing. If it was cancer, would this size be considered as early detection? I am a smoker and have been for 22 years, also grew up in a smoking household.
I quit 4 days ago. I have had this since the beggining of the year, my GP thought it was pleurisy. Once i finished his course of antibiotics the pain came back (when I inhale a sharp shooting pain on my shoulder blade area) I have to wait 4 weeks and i am so scared.